waived

[ weyvd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

set aside or dispensed with:
We offer many benefits to individuals with military experience, including waived fees, reduced tuition, and lifetime career services.
Law. (of a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally relinquished:
Waived health plan coverage cannot be reinstated retroactively.
Sports. (of a professional player) released on a waiver; released by a team and made available to join another team, which must assume the player’s existing contract:
Under their rules, if only one team claims a waived player, he can be traded immediately, but if more than one team puts in a claim, the player can't be traded for thirty days.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of waive.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of waived¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; waive ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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James Harvey, who has waived his legal right to anonymity, told the court he was abused by Burrows in a caravan at night.

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They include new residency slots, debt forgiveness, waived medical school tuition, new ways of paying doctors, expanded nurse practitioner roles, and a statewide target to increase primary care spending.

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Scenery, props and half the costumes were donated by the Anaheim-based, family-run stage company 3D Theatricals, and the designers waived their fees.

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While the laws have been heralded by environmentalists, their processes have long been considered onerous by developers, and residents and officials have urged their requirements be lessened or waived to expedite fire recovery.

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To make room on the roster, the Lakers waived forward Cam Reddish.

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